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Title: Outside My Window | A Blog of Birds & Nature with Kate St. John

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Carla and Ecco bow at the Pitt peregrine nest, 5 Jan 2026 (photo from the National Aviary snapshot camera at Univ of Pittsburgh)

6 January 2026

The peregrine falcons at the Cathedral of Learning, Ecco and Carla, have begun to think about the upcoming nesting season. Yesterday they spent time courting. Carla’s first egg is less than 10 weeks away.

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Ice fog in Fairbanks, AK, 2005 (photo from Wikimedia Commons)

5 January 2025

This winter in Pittsburgh we’ve had yo-yo temperatures. Warm and then so cold that my tires deflate and I have to fill them again. Annoying.

This will cease to be an issue when it warms up tomorrow. By Friday our high will be near 60°F.


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screenshot from 3 Jan, 2026 Snow Report in Sandy Creek, NY by CNY Central on YouTube

4 January 2026

In Case You Missed It

“As of early Saturday morning, January 3, some areas in Oswego County, including Pulaski and Sandy Creek,...


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Sandhill cranes over Allegheny County, 2 Jan 2026 (photo by Amy Henrici)

3 January 2026

Sandhill Cranes on the move:

On New Year’s Day three people in Allegheny County heard and saw a large flock of sandhill cranes flying south. Cranes are so unusual in Pittsburgh that they spawned Rare Bird Alerts.


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River otter at the ice shelf, Big Stone NWR, Minnesota (photo from Wikimedia Commons)

2 January 2026

December was snowier than expected and the New Year started with a line storm of blowing heavy snow that quickly ripp...


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